The goblin patrol was cut and wounded, screaming loudly, swinging its spiked club back with even more effort.
So it was you hit me with a club, I slash you with a blade.
You strike once, I strike once, back and forth, fighting fiercely.
The spiked club hitting the skeleton warrior only made it sway a little, causing no real damage.
But the skeleton warrior's blade landing on the goblin patrol was genuine harm.
After five slashes, the goblin patrol let out a miserable scream and fell into a pool of blood.
[Killed level 10 Goblin Patrol, EXP +300]
[Obtained Goblin Bone.]
Mark Lin's storage space gained a skeleton material.
Everyone gets a piece of storage space after their class advancement, and it expands with level increases.
Various items, materials, equipment, and food can all be tossed inside, making it very convenient.
Mark Lin had even tried putting a skeleton warrior inside — but that wasn't allowed.
After killing a goblin patrol, Mark Lin already understood the strength of level 10 monsters.
Generally speaking, monsters of the same level don't differ much.
With a thought, all 28 skeleton warriors were released.
Just like in the newbie dungeon, these skeleton warriors quickly scattered and began to search for enemies individually.
The monster density in the wilderness far exceeded that of the newbie dungeon, and Mark Lin's experience started rising rapidly again — even faster than before.
[Killed level 10 Goblin Patrol, EXP +300]
[Obtained Goblin Bone.]
[Killed level 10 Terrifying Grey Wolf, EXP +280]
[Obtained Wolf Skin.]
The notifications flooded the screen like a barrage; Mark Lin almost couldn't keep up with reading them all.
At this rate, reaching level 8 would take less than an hour at most.
"Good timing," Mark Lin clenched his fist, feeling a bit excited.
At this pace, reaching level 15 before the big exam shouldn't be a problem.
Beyond that was uncertain, depending on how the experience gains changed after level 10.
The skeleton warriors spread out ahead, attracting the attention of some professionals.
At first glance, they thought the skeleton warriors were monsters.
After using detection spells, they realized these were summons.
Only, these summons were too strong — killing a level 10 monster was as easy as slicing through melons.
Some even wanted to track down the summon's master through the skeleton warriors.
Luckily, the skeleton warriors kept their distance, and Mark Lin recalled them remotely, leaving no trace for others to find.
Mark Lin changed direction and left the wilderness, heading into the forest.
The forest terrain was complex with poorer visibility, and ambushes by monsters were common — making it far more dangerous.
Hence, most people disliked entering the forest.
The skeleton warriors scattered throughout the forest, unaffected by the complex terrain.
In Mark Lin's mind, a terrain map gradually formed, every blade of grass and tree crystal clear.
An hour later, the glow of leveling up appeared on Mark Lin's body.
He had reached level 8.
The skeleton warriors fought tirelessly, killing monster after monster.
They continuously brought Mark Lin experience and materials.
No one had ever leveled up so easily before.
Mages drained their Spiritual Power.
Knights grew exhausted after long battles.
Every profession needed rest and recovery.
But skeleton warriors did not.
As long as they were alive and not dispersed, they could keep moving forever.
"No monsters left…" Mark Lin looked around the now-empty grove.
In just over an hour, he had cleared out all the monsters there.
He had to leave the grove and move deeper into the forest.
Unconsciously, he was moving further and further from West Sea City.
Killing monsters along the way, he was no longer limited to level 10.
Level 11, 12, even 13 monsters were no problem.
At worst, the skeleton warriors took a few more slashes to kill them.
The skeleton warriors' constitution was solid — you couldn't damage them, but they could kill you.
It was that simple.
An 8th-level character with a squad of super high-attribute skeleton warriors — no monster could survive where Mark Lin passed.
By the afternoon, Mark Lin's experience had reached level 9 (99.0%), just a step away from level 10.
At this point, the number of skeleton warriors had grown to 40, like a terrifying and tireless army rampaging through this area, unstoppable.
"At level 10 I can learn new skills, but unfortunately I don't have any skill scrolls."
"Looks like I'll have to rely on my innate skills for now — luckily they're powerful enough."
"Even without new skills, leveling up won't be a problem."
Professionals learned new skills every 10 levels.
There were three ways to learn skills: from a mentor, through skill books, or by using skill scrolls.
For hidden professions like Mark Lin's, there was basically no mentor.
And since his profession was unique, there were no skill books for him to study.
The only way was through skill scrolls.
Skill scrolls could be purchased from the marketplace.
Beginner skill scrolls for level 20 and below cost around 100,000 gold each.
Very expensive.
Using a skill scroll granted a random skill for the profession, but there was a tricky problem.
The learned skill was random, and it might even be one already known.
If that happened, the 100,000 gold would be wasted.
Moreover, there were intermediate and advanced skill scrolls in the future, with astronomical prices.
Yet Mark Lin wanted to learn new skills for his profession — this was his only path.
While Mark Lin pondered, the glow of leveling up appeared again.
Finally, he reached level 10.
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